Supreme Court of Illinois

In a wrongful death action where officers responding to the scene of a reported protection order violation did not provide assistance, motion to dismiss is denied, despite claims that the defendant has absolute immunity under Tort Immunity Act, where: 1) the Domestic Violence Act is more specific and more recent; and 2) the DVA's strong wording expresses the intent of the legislature to protect the victims of domestic violence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2006
• Published 06/15/2007

Judges

• Justice FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon and Myriam Zreczny, of counsel), for appellants., Roger Huebner, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League., Patricia J. Thompson, Paula M. Ketcham, of Schiff Hardin, L.L.P., Lorie A. Chaiten and David Pressman, Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• James D. Montgomery, Thomas C. Marszewski, of Cochran, Cherry, Givins, Smith & Montgomery, L.L.C., Michael W. Rathsack, Richard F. Mallen, Chicago, and Kathleen T. Zellner, Naperville, for appellee.